Top Tier Fighting Dem Vets and Other Races that Matter

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Cross posted from Noel Shutz's post at Kos


The Foley Five, Top Tier Fighting Dem Vets and Other Races that Matter


This diary will deliberate on the Republican Party’s sinking ship in which they are losing their prime campaign fodder in the areas of national security and moral integrity. This shift in public perception has lead to a focus on the incompetence and inadequacy in management of most anything – in short, a crisis of failed leadership. General Wesley Clark put it succinctly:

"It's a ship of fools. We're on the edge of a disaster."--WES CLARK

THE UNFOLDING DRAMA OF FAILED LEADERSHIP

Katrina - The Tipping Point.
The Republican monolith has been tipping ever since the Katrina debacle. In itself, Katrina was a great American disaster that tore at the heart of our nation, but it was also a wake up call to America dramatically exposing to all America the Bush administration as incompetent, indifferent and inadequate in dealing with the security of our citizens. It was a fault line that led to the viewing of a web of other failures, the most dramatic being Iraq and Afghanistan that a slight majority of American people had heretofore had supported. This began a swing in public opinion on the burning issues of Iraq and Afghanistan since these quagmires could be seen in the same light of failed leadership and incompetent policies and programs. It was the first time many Americans began to understand that the people at the helm of our ship of state have embarked on a course to nowhere with officers and crew who have no idea how to run a ship. It was a reckoning of the failed leadership of the neo-con cabal in their unremitting efforts to make the rich richer and to pander to the corporate giants and vested interests while hiring incapable cronies to vital posts. It held the possibility but not the certainty that Democrats could regain control of at least the House to put a hamper on the Bush administration’s ability to further erode America domestically and internationally.

Corruption - The Weight of Scandal after Scandal
Yet even after the tipping point, there was sufficient support for the Bush administration that failed to substantially help Dems in the polls or on the ground even with the continuing scandals involving the engineering of illegal monetary dealings on a grand scale, loading the deck through cronyism irrespective of qualifications and ability, granting no bid contracts to favored corporations, plunging the nation into a bottomless pit of debt, conducting smear campaigns in the dirtiest of politics, stonewalling and covering up corruption involving Republicans, and the abuse of power by the executive branch of the government in ignoring the Geneva Convention and undermining the Constitution in numerous ways. The weight of these scandals exposed the GOP leadership as participants in a “culture of corruption” and fueled the mushrooming negative view of Republicans beginning to show on the horizon of public opinion. But even more was needed to sway the public to the position that these were not isolated, individual incidents but part of the neo-con opus operandi. The Republican monolith leaned a little more steeply, but still did not collapse under the wait of these disclosures. The Democrats still had a rough row to hoe to even come close to taking back the House and the Senate was deemed very doubtful.

Foleygate - The Last Straw
The Foley Follies (Foleygate, Predatorgate), its handling (the Foley Fiasco) and repercussions (the Foley Factor/Effect) was the proverbial straw that broke the back. It went to the heart of the Republican claim of having the moral high ground and exposed the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives as more concerned with holding onto power than with protecting the youth in its care. This scandal came in tandem with revelations that the Bush administration was warned before 9/11 of the threat of an attack on U.S. soil by the al-Qaeda in Woodward’s new book. Condi Rice was seen equivocating, having lapses of memory, and denying what soon became public knowledge along with other administration officials. The administration was becoming less and less credible. And then in early October the violence in Iraq began to peak at an alarming rate with violence ascending to new heights and the Republican monolith shuddered under an attack on its twin claims of superiority: in national security and moral integrity. And finally, Korea’s claim to have exploded a nuclear device detonated the Bush approach to the “Axis of Evil” by showing it for what it was -- a failed policy in which the Clinton initiatives were abandoned and Bush allowed them to get the bomb – and worse, without any attempts at direct diplomatic negotiations with Iran, the world suddenly faces the threat of a new arms race. Failure at home, failure abroad; failure of moral fiber, and failure of leadership – the result of these new exposures on top of the previous ones was catastrophic for the GOP.

After a brief lag as the undercurrents built up and the surface began to swell and the polls began to show the makings of a Democratic tidal wave, what the Cook Report on October 13th called a Category 5 Hurricane. The Republican monolith is crumbling and GOP campaigners have been running for cover and seeking to distance themselves from the Bush administration and the House leadership – and some are even able to shed their craven toadyism enough to oppose their failed policies and fraudulent agenda of Bu$hCo. The Dems are now poised to take back the House and perhaps the Senate, though we can never underestimate the slime machine or the dirty tricks of this cabal of neo-cons. Further, continued revelations from Foleygate and other moral and corruption issues will more than likely keep the current trajectory in favor of the Democrats. Fighting Dem vets challengers who are labeled quixotic are finding they are suddenly in competitive races, and the trend is continuing as races that no one bothered to poll abruptly become relevant.

The weight of all the previous inadequacies and misguided policies has come to bear on the one great issue: it is a crisis of LEADERSHIP. It is a lack of: leadership in the international War of Terror, leadership in the prosecution of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, leadership in undertaking sound international diplomacy, leadership in protecting Americans from natural disasters and unnatural terrorist attacks, failure in capping government spending, failure in funding vital programs for education, social programs, vet benefits and environmental protection. And not the least of these failings in leadership is the yawning void in upholding traditional American values and ideals. The public is seeking desperately for what General Wesley Clark in 2004 called a “higher standard of leadership.”

THE FIGHTING DEM VETS

In the remainder of this diary I will survey how this situation has affected the 61 Fighting Dem Vets running for the House and Senate (You can see their names on the updated Muster Roll on Fighting-Dems.com. We are on the verge of disaster and only taking back the House, and the Senate if possible, can stymie the progress of the destructive neo-con agenda. And the Fighting Dems are running point for those who will take back Congress, both vet and non-vet Fighting Dems.

The Foley Five Fiasco
We have found the Republican leadership unethical in the disposition of their duties, immoral in their basic power-based values and illegal in their financial dealings. In the Page scandal, they chose to ignore the known propensity of Mark Foley in order to maintain their positions of control in the House. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Majority leader John Boehner (R-OH), and Chairman of the House Page Board John Shimkas (IL-19) are the principle leaders, but the issue has embroiled other leaders as well, the races in their neighboring districts, and even in races where there is no apparent connection with Predatorgate.

NOTE: You can see the list of the Foley Five on The Cunctator Fight the Foley Five DAY 2 and an Act Blue page for these challengers as well.

So what has the scandal that is rocking the Republican leadership and creating a Democratic tidal wave got to do with the Fighting Dems? In fact, three of the five Democratic challengers facing the Foley Five are vets and they represent a microcosm of the Fighting Dem Vet races across the nation. One was a tie that has developed into a tow-digit Democratic lead, one was an underdog that has developed into a credible challenger, and one is a long shot that has seen movement upward in his race. These are the three groups of Dems that I will call Top Tier, Emerging Races, and .

The Foley Five Races
NY-26. Fighting Dem Vet Jack Davis is challenging NRCC Chair Tom Reynolds. Even prior to these revelations, Jack Davis was locked in a tight race with NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds. The latest polls show Davis with a double digit lead, among the greatest of all the races. Reynolds made the unusual move of apologizing for not following through after informing Speaker of the House Hastert of Foley's behavior, but the mea culpa has not stopped his slide and the Republican strategists have abandoned this district as a lost cause. Jack Davis is a business owner and political maverick who defies labels and frustrates both Republican and Democratic Party strategists. He cannot be called a liberal, for he is not. But he is opposed to pet Republican free trade treaties (which led to his switching parties before the 2002 election). He ran against Reynolds in 2004, mostly self-financing his campaign, and received 44% of the vote. One thing can be said, he beats Reynolds by a mile. Davis' website outlines 12 short policy statements on which he runs his campaign. Back in 2004, Davis spent over $1M of his own money. In 2006, it has been mentioned that he is spending as much as $2M of his own money. Currently one poll shows him way ahead and one that is a statistical tie.
Fight the Foley Five and support Jack Davis.

IL-14. Fighting Dem Vet John Laesch is challenging Speaker of the House Denny Hastert. Hastert was stonewalling from day one and still maintains he did not know in advance despite statements by Reynolds (above) and Boehner (below) that he knew about Foley's predatory behavior for at least a year and did nothing. He is holding onto his House position and seat and has had Bush help him campaign, but for the first time in a good while he is actually campaigning. John Laesch is an aggressive campaigner and frequent contributor to diaries on Daily Kos. He has gone from an underdog and “Quixotic” candidate to a competitive challenger with polls showing most people believe Hastert knew earlier and engaged in a cover-up. This is a race that no one even thought was even a possible win. Help bring this unprincipled neocon Hastert down. This race has still not quite made the grade as a top tier race, but has the makings of such as the tide continues to turn in our favor. And John Laesch believes he can take down the speaker. Unconfirmed reports are that the Hastert campaign poll last weekend are that the race had closed to a 49% - 45% race. The Laesch campaign has not been unable to confirm these numbers, but they do know that other indicators would suggest the gap has closed significantly.

Fight the Foley Five and support John Laesch.


OH-08. Fighting Dem Vet Mort Meier is challenging House Majority Leader John Boehner. Boehner admitted to learning earlier this year of Foley's predatory behavior, and granted that he told Denny Hastert. He has since changed his story about five or six times, trying to find the best fit. Mort Meier is a Korean War veteran and former Republican disgusted with the corruption of John Boehner who wants to restore economic growth and environmental protection to Ohio. He can bring down the third villain in this cabal of unethical power grabbers. With the current situation turning Ohio Blue, this race has legs and could bring down another neo-con toady of Bush.

Fight the Foley Five and support Mort Meier.

There are also other Republican House leaders and former leaders facing Fighting Dem challengers. To name just some there is the former Majority Whip Roy Blunt, one of the top three Republican leaders in Congress over the past decade, who was under DeLay while Foley was deputy whip under Blunt. He is under attack by his opponent, Fighting Dem Vet Jack Truman. And Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) who had been an assistant Majority Whip and the fourth ranking member of the House of Representatives has been challenged by Fighting Dem Vet Bill Morrison who wants to know what she knew as this scandal extends further and further back in time. Curt Weldon (PA-07) is currently under investigation by the FBI for accepting bribes. He is opposed by Fighting Dem Vice Admiral Joe Sestak who currently leads him in the polls 52% to 44%. Another candidate at risk is Don Sherwood (PA-10), who, while having little involvement in the Foley affair, has found his admission of an extra-marital affair has suddenly become an issue that has legs. He is opposed by Fighting Dem Chris Carney who leads him in the polls. And just in the past week or so Curt Weldon, facing the strong challenge of Vice Admiral Joe Sestak, is under investigation for irregular financial dealings.

Finally, the scandal has produced a hiatus between the House Republican leadership and incumbents now desperate to hold onto their seats. Before the Foley Five began to skip out on endorsement and support appearances, Hastert had endorsed Doug “Lame Brain” Lamborn. He is opposed by Fighting Dem Jay Fawcett (CO-05) who has now garnered the “Leaning Democrat” tag by CQ and is in a dead heat with Lamborn. Now Hastert and Reynolds have found it convenient to have other pressing engagements as candidates discourage them from visiting their districts. There are even reports of Reynold’s seat having been written off by the leadership – and he is the leader of the Republican

And even beyond this fallout in the immediate propinquity of the House leadership, geographical proximity can have an affect. For example, Reynolds district where Davis is challenging him is a neighbor of that of Eric Massa, a leader of the Band of Brothers who is working up to giving Randy Kuhl a drubbing in a hotly contested race and has just bested him in a series of three public debates. Massa has already taken the lead in the polls. Massa’s race does not rest on Foleygate, though that is a factor, since he has been campaigning since the day the new election cycle started and has marshaled all the local Dem organizations, labor groups, the VFW, and even taken away support from those who formerly back Kuhl. His campaign shows Kuhl to be a Bush rubberstamp and who is a personification of a Congressional lackey who is both out of touch with his constituency and who has failed to provide leadership in such issues as the closing of veteran’s facilities in the district. He, like the Bush cabal more generally, will be sunk on the issue of failed leadership and this will bring him and his ilk down to Davy Jones’ Locker (I like the image of walking the plank weighed down with all anchors of this administration’s failures.)

TOP TIER FIGHTING DEM RACES

We cannot fully trust the prognosticators with their evaluations, not can we give total weight to the results of polls. Further, a race that is an underdog or long shot today might be in the top tier tomorrow - especially in this final volatile period of the election process. I have therefore consulted, but have not been constrained by the pundits and polls. Poll data are primarily from Pollster.com and Electoral-vote.com unless I know of internal polls that are under the radar. I have not hesitated, where warranted, to change the rank order and add candidates to the lists where I have information that I feel justifies such moves. I am reporting today only on the “top tier” races and will provide an update or all races and rundown on the other races later in the week.

Summary:
The Democrats need 15 seats to win back control of the House. Putting the VA-Sen race aside, there are 9 House races and 1 Senate race in the Top Tier in play by Fighting Dem Vets. Further there are other The Fighting Dems who are in poised to move to the top tier in the battle to Take Back the Hill that I call Emerging (after the DCCC label, but not with their list). I am holding in check the disparity between the results of the RT Strategy polls and Mason-Dixon on the one hand, and the October 18th polls by SurveyUSA. The later consistently polls decisively under for Democratic candidates than the other two polls. Since SurveyUSA bases its phone lists on random samples from a district rather on any sort of demographics, I wonder if this has not skewed their results.

TOP TIER (Favored Dem, Leaning Dem or running neck and neck, from R+4 to D+10 and up).. Five Stars for highly competitive races that are the most likely to be won, and which need only funds and name recognition to overtake or leave further behind their opponents.

HOUSE
1. NY-26 (R): Jack Davis (D) 56%/46% :: Tom Reynolds (R) 39%/49% (D+17%/R+3). RT Strategies/Constituents – 10/8-10 & SurveyUSA 10/18.
2. PA-10 (R): Chris Carney (D) 51% :: Don Sherwood (R) 37% (D+14%). Bennett, Petts & Blumenthal – 10/8-9
3. NY-29 (R): Eric Massa (D) 52% :: Randy Kuhl (R) 4o% (D+12%). RT Strategies/Constituent Dynamics - 10/15-18
4. PA-07 (R): Joe Sestak (D) 51% :: Curt Weldon (R) 44% (D+7%). RT Strategies/Constituent Dynamics - 10/8-10
5. PA-08 (R) Patrick Murphy (D) 44% :: Mike Fitzpatrick (R) 40% (D+4%). Grove Insight - 10/8-10
6. IL-06 (R): Tammy Duckworth (D) 51%/39% :: Peter Roskam (R) 46%/43% (D+5%/R+4). RT Strategies/Constituent Dynamics - 10/8-10 & Chicago Tribune 8/18.
7. CO-05 (R): Jay Fawcett (D) 37%/38% :: Doug Lamborn (R) 37%/51% (+0%). Mason-Dixon/Denver Post - 10/3-7 and SurveyUSA 10/18.
8. MN-01 (R): Tim Walz (D) 47% :: Gil Gutknecht (R) 48% (R+1%). RT Strategies/Constituent Dynamics - 10/8-10
9. KY-04 (R): Ken Lucas (D) 46% :: Geoff Davis (R) 49% (R+3%). RT Strategies/Constituent Dynamics - 10/8-10

SENATE
10. VA-Sen: (R): Jim Webb (D) 47%/46%/47% :: George Allen +49%/48%/50% (R+2/R+2/R+3). Washington Post 10/12 / Rasmussen 10/12 / Zogby 10/16.

Another top tier race was that of the redrawn TX-23. In the primary the Fighting Dem, Rick Bolaños, was unopposed since it was deemed a lost cause. But after the district was redrawn, a field of candidates emerged. Rick dropped out and endorsed another candidate. DC Political Report gave this district a five star rating. Rick was one of the original Band of Brothers and campaigned for John Kerry in 2004, but he said he was broke and could not compete with the “big boys.” That is sad.

I would be remiss if I did not mention some races that could catapult into top tier races at any time. I will use the DCCC label of “Emerging” since these races have been characterized by a rapid rise to within striking distance.

EMERGING RACES (Leans/Likely Republican; with R+5 – R+10).
Four Stars for races in which the Democratic challenger is on an upward trajectory that could propel them into the Top Tier.

11. TN-07 (R): Bill Morrison 40% :: Marsha Blackburn 47% (R+7). Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates
12. A-04 (R): Charlie Brown 44% :: John Doolittle 52% (R+8). RT Strategies
13: TX-10 (R): Ted Ankrum 42% :: Michael McCaul 51% (R+9%). Forensic Economic Data Consulting
14. IL-14 (R): John Laesch 42% :: Dennis Hastert 52% (R+10). RT Strategies. Unconfirmed reports are that the Hastert campaign poll last weekend are that the race had closed to a 49% - 45% margin. This would put it in the Top Tier.
15. CO-06 (R): Bill Winter 36% :: Tom Tancredo 48% (R+12). Anzalone-Liszt Research.
16. TX-21 (R): John Courage (30.5%) + Other Dem candidates percentage 40.6%
Lamar Smith 45.6% (R+15 - R+5). Forensic Economics Data Consulting - 10/4-10
While Courage has a -15 against Lamar Smith(R+15), this is a redrawn district and the Nov. 7th vote is a primary as well as a GE with a large field of Democratic candidates in which the Dem vote is spread across that. If no one gets more than 50%, there will be a runoff. As it stands, it is clear John Courage will be the candidate facing Lamar Smith. In the runoff, John will need the other Democrats votes (10%) plus half of the undecided (6% out of 12.1%) to win. This is definitely doable, especially since the anti-incumbent sentiment is very high. 59% indicated they would be more inclined to vote for new representation over current elected officials. Voters who were undecided in the CD21 race were 89% more likely to vote for new representation.
17. OH-12 (R): Bob Shamansky 30% :: Pat Tibiri 46% (R+16)
18. VA-05 (R): Al Weed (D) 40% :: Virgil Goode (R) 56% (R+16%). SurveyUSA

Others in this category for which I do not have polling data are as follows (listed in no particular order as they would be distributed above someplace if polls were available)..

19. OH-04 (R): Richard Siferd :: Jim Jordon to fill the seat vacated by retiring Michael G. Oxley.
20. IL-17 (D) Bill Hare :: Andrea Lane Zinga. To fill a seat vacated by a Lane Evans. It will not affect the balance of power but will put in a vet to replace Evans, a strong vet advocate.
21. CA- Jim Brandt :: Dan Rohrabacher. Jim is pushing Rohrabacher for all it is worth. Like some other campaigns, the debates will help name recognition and a knowledge of stands on the issues.
22. MD- Andrew Duck :: Roscoe Bartlett. A Military Intelligence Officer, he like Jim Marcinkowski could benefit from security blunders by the Bush administration..
23. MI- (R): Jim Marcinkowski :: Mike Rogers. Vet and ex-CIA agent Jim could benefit from current GOP security blunders

One important aspect of these races is that the candidates are only now receiving more name recognition. The internal polls for Bill Morrison, Ted Ankrum, Bill Winter and John Courage show an inclination for voters not to vote for the incumbent, to be more likely to vote for a generic Democrat, and/or the percentages go up dramatically, in some cases to a majority, when a short bio is given of the challenger and the incumbent. This shows how essential it is for the candidates to get adequate funds to have the ads necessary to increase name recognition and understanding of their position on the issues. The polls are actually much more exciting than the head to head counts indicate.

OTHERS RACES THAT MATTER

There are many other races which matter a great deal. However, with no polling data it is difficult to assess their standing. I will be looking into these other 40 or so Fighting Dem races and report on them in a diary soon. They are usually regarded as long shots and the pollsters have not found it useful to poll them. Since internal polling is expensive and these races are not in the top fundraising brackets, it is harder to get a fix. I’ll be happy if readers point out polls reported in local newspapers and the like in the comments. I will be devoting an entire diary to this group along with an update of the above later this week. I would not be surprised if by the end of the week some of these have been elevated to one of the above categories.

These candidates, like Dave Harris, Dan Dodd, Jack Truman, Duane Burghard and so many, many others, are doing more than just run for office. They are opposing candidates that have not had effective opposition in many elections, forcing them to be accountable for their stewardship. They are galvanizing and expanding the Democratic base by calling on the party organizations, labor unions and veterans groups to oppose the neo-con cabal and turning Red to Blue. They are building the Democratic Party from the ground up by putting the issues before the public and bringing many independents into the Democratic orb. They are building campaign support with staff a volunteers that can aid in a future run if this one falls short. They will not stop. Bill Winter (CO-05) who has a good shot at winning, nevertheless says that if he falls short he will follow the model established this cycle by Eric Massa (NY-29) and begin campaigning again the day after the November General Election. This is vital because we are eroding the Republican monolith in areas where they have held sway for too long. The motto for ’08 must be let no seat go unopposed.

Here is the current full list of fighting Dems.

Muster Roll of Fighting Dem Vets
Updated 10/120/2006

1. Vivian Beckerle
Major US Army
AL-01
2. “Chuck” Dean James
Lt Colonel US Army
AL-02
3. Gregg Pierce
Sergeant US Army
AL-03
4. Herb Paine
US Army
AZ-03
5. Woodrow Anderson
Captain US Army Reserves
AR-03
6. Bill Durston
US Marine Corps
CA-03
7. Charles Brown
Lt Colonel US Air Force
CA-04
8. Jim Brandt
Captain US Marine Corps
CA-46
9. John Rinaldi
Officer US Navy Reserves
CA-52
10. Jay Fawcett
Lt Colonel US Air Force
CO-05
11. Bill Winter
Enlisted US Navy
CO-06
12. Dennis Spivack
Officer US Navy
DE-AL
13.Joe Roberts
Enlisted US Air Force Reserves
FL-01
14. Dave Bruderly
Enlisted, US Coast Guard
FL-06
15. Jack Chagnon
US Marine
Corps
FL-07
16. Dr. Bob Bowman
Lt Colonel US Air Force
FL-15
17. Dave Patlak
Chief Warrant Officer, US Coast Guard
FL-18
18. Jim Nelson
Officer US Army
GA-01
19. Tammy Duckworth
Major Army National Guard
IL-06
20. John Laesch
Officer US Navy
IL-14
21. Dick Auman
US Marine Corps
IL-16
22. Phil Hare
Enlisted US Army Reserves
IL-17
23, Steve Waterworth
Enlisted US Air Force
IL-18
24. Tom Hayhurst
Enlisted US Air Force
IN-03
25. Mike Weaver
Colonel
US Army
KY-02
26. Ken Lucas
Officer US Air Force
KY-04
27. Kenneth Stepp
Officer, US Navy
KY-05
28. Andrew Duck
Captain, US Navy
MD-06
29. Jim Marcinkowski
US Navy
MI-08
30. Tim Walz
Command Sergeant Major, US Army Reserves
MN-01
31. George Weber
US Marine Corps, 44-46
MO-02
32. Jack Truman
US Army
MO-07
33. Duane Burghard
Officer, US Navy
MO-09
34. Richard Sexton
Lt Commander, US Ready and Standby Reserve
NJ-03
35. Craig Weber
US Marine Corps
NC-03
36. Jack Carter
US Navy
NV-Sen
37. Bob Johnson
Lt Colonel Army Medical Corps
NY-23
38. Jack Davis
US Navy; Lieutenant, US Coast Guard Reserve
NY-26
39. Eric Massa
Lt Commander US Navy
NY-29
40. Richard Chema
Commander US Navy Reserves
OH-03
41. Richard Siferd
Staff Sergeant US Army
OH-04
42. Bill Conner
Major US Air Force
OH-07
43. Mort Meier
Enlisted US Air Force
OH-08
44. Bob Shamansky
US Army
OH-
45. Hal Spake
US Air Force; diplomat
OK-04
46. Joe Sestak
Vice Admiral US Navy
PA-07
47. Patrick Murphy
Captain US Army
PA-08
48. Chris Carney
Lt Commander US Navy Reserves
PA-10
49. Phil Avillo
Enlisted US Marine Corps
PA-19
50. Lee Ballenger
Enlisted US Navy
SC-03
51. William Griffith
Captain US Army Reserves
SC-04
52. Bill Morrison
Enlisted US Army Reserves
TN-07
53. Dan Dodd
Officer US Air Force
TX-03
54. Charlie Thompson
Commander US Navy
TX-05
55. David Harris
Officer US Army Reserves
TX-06
56. Ted Ankrum()
Captain US Navy
TX-10
57. Roger Waun
Officer US Army Reserves
TX-13
58. John Courage
Enlisted US Air Force
TX-21
59. James Webb
Captain US Marine Corps; Navy Sec
VA-Sen
60. Al Weed
Command Sergeant Major US Army Reserves
VA-05

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Noel Schutz
Fighting-Dems.com

[DeepModem Mom]

1. Great report -- thanks. K&R!